Food packaging is an essential line to defend against the intrusion of undesirable external
factors to protect food. The antibacterial edible films are considered as promising food …

Polyphenol oxidation is a chemical process impairing food freshness and other desirable
qualities, which has become a serious problem in fruit and vegetable processing industry. It …

Banana is a perishable fruit that ripens and deteriorates quickly after harvest. In this work,
we investigated the impact of a dip in carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) at concentrations of …

Color is one of the main sensory properties in the food industry. Currently, there is a global
interest to replace synthetic colorants with natural compounds. In line with this, many plants …

After the harvest of fruit, various physiological processes, including transpiration and
respiration occur which causes significant losses in fruit quality during transportation and …

Efficient and low-cost postharvest preservation of fruits and vegetables has always been one
of the urgent problems to be solved in the food field. Due to the wide sources, good …

The aim of this study was to develop a novel active packaging using chitosan (CS) and
esterified chitin nanofibers (CF) combined with different contents (1, 2 and 4 wt% on CS …

Rapid ripening and softening due to cell wall polysaccharide degradation and disassembly
pose major challenges in extending fruit storability. This study aimed to examine the efficacy …

This study aimed to determine the effect of hydrogen sulfide on chilling injury (CI) of banana
(Musa spp.) during cold storage (7° C). It was observed that hydrogen sulfide application (2 …

Perishability caused by natural plant hormone ethylene has attracted great attention in the
field of fruit and vegetable (F&V) preservation. Various physical and chemical methods have …